Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Book-swapping. Do you do it? What site(s) do you use? How did you find out about them? What do you think of them? Do you use LT's book-swapping column feature for information on what to swap? Do you participate in any of the LT communities that discuss bookswapping, like the Bookmooch group for example?

My answer:

I don't swap books in any official capacity. If I love a book or it's on a topic I think I might want to revisit later, I keep it on my shelf and loan it own often. If I liked a book, but not enough to keep it, I will offer it to my friends. If I don't know of anyone who would like it, then I donate it or sell it. I suppose I could swap some of these, but since I somehow have to get the books back to Germany eventually, it seems like more hassle than it's worth. I think if I lived full-time in the states it might be of more interest to me.

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I haven't had an Emmy picture in a while, so here's one D caught of her yawning. What a little monster.

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Want to hear about a couple more contests going on?

The Story Siren is having a Twilight Series contest. There are a bunch of different prizes including all 4 books in the series. Enter by August 2. She also mentions that you can read Savvy by Ingrid Law as an e-book this week by clicking here. This is Penguin children's lead title this season, so check it out.

IB Teens is offering a signed copy of The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong if you comment here by July 31st. Looks like the start of an exciting teen series!

I had Persian cats all my life and suddenly (after having one kidney removed), I became allergic to my cat. It was very strange. Now I have a ton of chihuahuas and my sister has my cat.Your cat is wonderful.LibrarysCat

I don't do any online bookswapping, but a bunch of us at work have an area where we share books. If you want them back you put your name in it, otherwise, it's up for grabs for others to read and return. Kind of a mini-library!

The picture of Emmy is adorable. Bet you're missing her, but you'll see her next week! Enjoyed our visit! Love you (EVERYONE-she's my niece and I'm very proud of her)